Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-131: Powers of county commissioners - Commitment of children to

other institutions, associations or corporations.

The county commissioners of any county of this state having a

population of not less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) persons,

according to the last Decennial Federal Census, or any Decennial

Federal Census hereafter taken, are hereby authorized and empowered,

if they deem it necessary or expedient, to purchase a farm and to

construct, establish, equip and maintain thereon, at the expense of

the county, county supervised schools and homes for neglected and

dependent boys and girls of such county, under the age of sixteen

(16) years, who may be appointed to such schools by the district

court of such county, and to make enlargements and additions thereto

from time to time. Such commissioners shall also have power to

purchase farm equipment to be used in connection with such schools,

to purchase materials, supplies and equipment for manual, vocational

or other training or education, and to erect, enlarge, remodel, and

repair such building, dormitories, residences, administration and

school buildings, and barns and outbuildings as they may from time

to time deem necessary or expedient.

Provided, that such county commissioners may rent a suitable

site and buildings for such purpose, and purchase the necessary

equipment and supplies therefor. Provided, further, that said

county commissioners shall make no expenditures or contract for

expenditures hereunder until a tax levy for such purposes shall have

been made as hereinafter provided; and provided, further, that the

district court of such county, may, in his discretion, commit

dependent and neglected children to such other institutions as may

be now or hereafter provided by law for such purposes, or to the

care of some association or corporation willing to receive them,

which said corporation or association embraces in its objects the

purpose of caring for and obtaining homes for such neglected and

dependent children.